Kwadukuza
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How sugar’s rise and collapse shaped KZN
Tongaat Hulett, once the pride of the sugar belt and a 134-year-old industrial icon, has collapsed under the weight of mismanagement, scandal and shifting global markets
The mayor-go-round must stop
The government of national unity is working at a national level, but the same cannot be said about municipal coalition governments
Durban again hammered by heavy rain, flooding
A severe storm system left a trail of destruction in eThekwini, KwaDukuza and Ndwedwe
Local officials destroy the fields of dreams with callous disregard
When people start protesting, it is usually the frustrated action of those who have been trying to get their local government to be accountable
ANC ‘is in a civil war’, former mayor tells Moerane Commission
Siyanda Mhlongo suggested that political killings were a direct result of ANC politics, adding that the party was "currently in a civil war".
The twisted politics of KwaDukuza
The small town’s realities reflect the problems besetting the ANC and South African society
ANC volunteer shooting shows KZN violence far from resolved
The killing of Winnie "Nu" Mhlongo on her 30th birthday in Kwadukuza has underscored the province’s political intolerance and its resultant violence.
Two KZN cops shot and killed
Three men allegeldy opened fire on police officers who had stopped along a road in KwaDukuza to investigate a suspicious vehicle.
Cele warns against election disruptions
The police national commissioner on Friday issued a strong warning to people planning on disrupting the upcoming local government elections.
Zuma hailed at Shaka Day celebrations
ANC president Jacob Zuma received a rapturous welcome when he arrived at the annual King Shaka Day celebrations in KwaDukuza on Wednesday.
Detained hijacker turns out to be police officer
A hijacker nabbed following a shootout with police on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast has turned out to be a police officer, police said on Monday.
Taxi war simmers in KwaZulu-Natal
Ten people were arrested and about 20 taxis impounded after the vehicles blocked the main road in Stanger, KwaZulu-Natal, on Friday afternoon, police reported. This was after…